The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has disapproved the policy the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has imposed on prospective corps members to pay N4, 000 online registration fee. The labour body insist that the charge be withdrawn with immediate effect.
Though the Congress commended the authorities of the NYSC for the online registration initiative but condemned the policy of levying corps members before being registered for the compulsory one-
year scheme.
In a statement to newsmen by the Congress General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, the body said that the new initiative among others would help corps members reduce cost and risk associated with travelling.
“We certainly find it morally wrong for the authorities to turn this initiative into a money-making venture.”
“It is the more in congruent and
unacceptable because it seems the
authorities now want to take advantage of the weak and the vulnerable,” the statement said.
“In the instance, we have reason to
believe that the online registration
initiative helps to reduce both
administrative and bureaucratic costs which NYSC had borne all along.
“Embracing technology should reduce operating cost, time and wastage,” it said.
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